When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper(志愿当护士助手的小姑娘)at a local hospital in my town. Most of the________I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any_______ , and nobody seemed to care about his_______.
I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, ______anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, _______he responded with only an occasional squeeze(捏)of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a coma(昏迷).
I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was_______ . I didn’t have the _______to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might _______me he had died. Several_______later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face.
When I _______who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was ________! I got up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr. Gillespie. With a(n)_______look on his face, he replied yes. I ______how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever ______ .
He began to tell me how, ______ he lay there asleep, he could hear me talking to him and could_______me holding his hand the whole time. Mr. Gillespie_______believed that it was my voice and ______that had kept him alive.
Although I haven’t _____ him since, he fills my heart with_______every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death.
1.A. time B. energy C. money D. effort
2.A. patients B. relatives C. visitors D. problems
3.A. condition B. requirement C. interest D. thought
4.A. talking about B. helping with C. pointing out D. looking for
5.A. so B. as if C. yet D. even though
6.A. gone B. mad C. died D. excited
7.A. right B. chance C. courage D. time
8.A. cheat B. warn C. remind D. tell
9.A. days B. years C. months D. weeks
10.A. heard B. wondered C. realized D. asked
11.A. great B. lucky C. successful D. alive
12.A. happy B. proud C. nervous D. uncertain
13.A. explained B. remembered C. apologized D. told
14.A. dreamed B. received C. wanted D. shown
15.A. because B. as C. unless D. if
16.A. notice B. appreciate C. imagine D. feel
17.A. firmly B. rightly C. hardly D. wrongly
18.A. touch B. worry C. humour D. treatment
19.A. forgotten B. seen C. missed D. called
20.A. respect B. regret C. joy D. sympathy
Ways to Save Money While Traveling
Who doesn’t like to save money when possible? Traveling can be expensive, but with the right strategy you can bring down the cost. 1.
Look for free activities. If you do a little research, you’ll see there are often lots of free activities in the area. Look at community calendars to see what is going on in town while you are there. 2.Museums often have a "pay what you can" day once a week and sometimes have discounted admission after a certain time of the day.
3.Although some people might not like to cook while on vacation. I don't mind making breakfast in my room. I love having a cup of coffee, but room service can be very expensive. 4.A microwave and fridge will also be helpful for reheating leftovers.
Shop at farmers’ markets and local stores. 5.Also, shopping at local stores allows you to taste the local cuisine without having to pay the price of a restaurant.
Buy some local fish and cook it up at your condo(公寓).
What are your tips for saving money while traveling？
A. Rent an apartment instead of having to get two rooms.
B. Book a room with a refrigerator, microwave or kitchen area.
C. Try these tips on your next vacation and your wallet will thank you.
D. I try to never eat at attractions because they tend to raise the price.
E. Do a self-guided walking tour to make yourself familiar with your destination.
F. I'd rather eat in the room for breakfast and lunch and then splurge ( 挥 霍 ) on a delicious dinner.
G. Farmers’ markets often lower the price of their food towards the end of the day.
As children we are well-trained to find the right answer. We are rewarded for A's, the honor roll and acing the test. Our education trains us to follow the rules and deliver the expected answers. When we do, awards and congratulations follow. Yet when we grow up, it gets a little harder. Life and careers don’t have tests with an A if we get the “right” answer.
I recently had coffee with a college student who will graduate. She is struggling with what she wants for her career. She wants her parents to be proud of her and to continue the success she has had in school. She also talked about other students in her graduating class who are set to do "some big things," like working for impressive companies. Yet she wasn't sure of the right answer for using her degree. She said that deep down she was hoping that someone might give her the answer.
We both agreed that it comes down to not looking for the right answer, but her answer. The grown-up definition of the “right answer" is different than that in school. What would you do if you weren't afraid? It takes time to know these answers. And they can change over time and at any point in your career. My encouragement is to get valued advice and input, of course, but finally to look within yourself for the answers. It helps to come back to:
What do I want to be known for? What is my definition of success? What am I best at?
If I had no fears, what would I do?
What is one step I can take today to move me toward my goal (even if it's not perfectly clear)?
I find these types of questions are more helpful at getting to our unique answer rather than “right answer” questions, such as: What will my parents want? What degree or job will mark me as accomplished to the world? What is my best option based on where I work today?
1.What does the author mean to say in the first paragraph?
A. Life is harder for adults than children.
B. Academic excellence is not necessary.
C. It is not helpful to follow the rules in school.
D. Rules in life are different from those in school.
2.What is wrong with the college student?
A. She does badly in her studies.
B. Her parents are not proud of her.
C. She feels puzzled about her life career.
D. She is not sure whether to do" some big things".
3.When looking for the answer in life, you need to .
A. trust your parents
B. listen to your heart
C. follow valued advice
D. learn from your classmates
4.Which of the following questions might not help you to seek your answer?
A. What do I love to do?
B. What matters most to me in life?
C. What will make me look successful?
D. What will I regret not doing when I'm 80?
There's a new frontier in 3D printing that's beginning to come into focus: food. Recent development has made possible machines that print, cook, and serve foods on a mass scale. And the industry isn't stopping there.
Food production
With a 3D printer, a cook can print complicated chocolate sculptures and beautiful pieces for decoration on a wedding cake. Not everybody can do that---it takes years of experience, but a printer makes it easy. A restaurant in Spain uses a Foodini to" re-create forms and pieces" of food that are" exactly the same,” freeing cooks to complete other tasks. In another restaurant, all of the dishes and desserts it serves are 3D-printed, rather than farm to table.
Sustainability(可持续性)
The global population is expected to grow to 9.6 billion by 2050, and some analysts estimate that food production will need to be raised by 50 percent to maintain current levels. Sustainability is becoming a necessity. 3D food printing could probably contribute to the solution. Some experts believe printers could use hydrocolloids( 水解胶体)from plentiful renewables like algae(藻类) and grass to replace the familiar ingredients(烹饪原 料). 3D printing can reduce fuel use and emissions. Grocery stores of the future might stock "food" that lasts years on end, freeing up shelf space and reducing transportation and storage requirements.
Nutrition
Future 3D food printers could make processed food healthier. Hod Lipson, a professor at Columbia University, said, "Food printing could allow consumers to print food with customized nutritional content, like vitamins. So instead of eating a piece of yesterday 's bread from the supermarket, you' d eat something baked just for you on demand."
Challenges
Despite recent advancements in 3D food printing，the industry has many challenges to overcome. Currently, most ingredients must be changed to a paste( 糊状物)before a printer can use them, and the printing process is quite time-consuming, because ingredients interact with each other in very complex ways. On top of that, most of the 3D food printers now are restricted to dry ingredients，because meat and milk products may easily go bad. Some experts are doubtful about food printers, believing they are better suited for fast food restaurants than homes and high-end restaurants.
1.What benefit does 3D printing bring to food production?
A. It helps cooks to create new dishes.
B. It saves time and effort in cooking.
C. It improves the cooking conditions.
D. It contributes to restaurant decorations.
2.What can we learn about 3D food printing from Paragraph 3?
A. It solves food shortages easily.
B. It quickens the transportation of food.
C. It needs no space for the storage of food.
D. It uses renewable materials as sources of food.
3.What is the main factor that prevents 3D food printing from spreading widely?
A. The printing process is complicated.
B. 3D food printers are too expensive.
C. Food materials have to be dried.
D. Some experts doubt 3D food printing.
4.What could be the best title of the passage?
A. 3D Food Printing: Delicious New Technology
B. A New Way to Improve 3D Food Printing
C. The Challenges for 3D Food Production
D. 3D Food Printing: From Farm to Table
1990 was a significant year in world events. In February, Nelson Mandela was set free after 27 years in prison. In October, East and West Germany became one country again. Then at the end of 1990, the World Wide Web was born. For this final event we have one man to thank, Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the Web.
Berners-Lee was born on June 8, 1955 in London, England. His parents, both computer designers, encouraged him to think and work creatively as he grew up. He was an excellent student and naturally took an interest in computers and science.
After graduating from Oxford University, Tim went to work at a science research center in Switzerland. There he developed some of the different systems that would later become the Web. The first was HTML, the computer language used to make web pages. The second was an address system that let computers anywhere find each other and send and receive information. In 1990, while still at the science center in Switzerland, he put them together to make the first Internet browser. It could run on any computer and allowed people to share their information with the rest of the world.
Tim knew that the more people used the Web, the more useful it would be. He wasn’t interested in money but knowledge, so he gave out his invention for free to anyone who was interested. Many were interested and the growth of the Internet began.
Today Tim works as a professor at the MIT in America, researching new and interesting ways to use the Web. He has received many awards from governments and organizations for his efforts. He is still not very interested in money. That is why he is so admired by his students and workmates. It may also be one of the reasons why few people outside the world of technology know his name.
1.What can we learn about Berners-Lee from the passage?
A. He was encouraged to be creative.
B. He didn’t do well at school.
C. He cares little about money and knowledge.
D. He is well-known all over the world.
2.Where does Berners-Lee live today?
A. England. B. Switzerland. C. America. D. Canada.
3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The address system was used to make web pages.
B. The World Wide Web was created in Switzerland.
C. The first web browser was very expensive to buy.
D. Many people could use the Internet before 1990.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The events that took place in 1990. B. The history of the Internet.
C. The invention of the Internet browser. D. The man who created the World Wide Web.
Some people learn a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting.
The first step is to feel positive about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. Be patient. You do not have to understand everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. In other words, do not worry about taking risks.
The second step is to practice your English. For example, write in a journal, or diary, every day. You will get used to writing in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving. In addition, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates outside class. You will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English.
The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. Write these accomplishments in your journal.
You must be positive about, learning English and believe that you can do it. It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and you will have more confidence in yourself.
1.When you learn English, you don’t need to .
A. be patient
B. make mistakes
C. express your ideas in English
D. understand everything all at once
2.Which is NOT helpful for you to enjoy learning English?
A. To communicate in English.
B. To worry about making mistakes.
C. To think about what has been done after classes.
D. To make a record of your achievements.
3.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. It is very important to learn a second language.
B. Some people learn a second language easily while other people do not.
C. There are ways to help you learn a second language more easily.
D. Don’t worry about making mistakes when learning a second language.
